|Date|Opponent|Score|Result|Location|Attendance|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|December 3, 1948|Butler|67–62|Win|Champaign, IL|-|
|December 8, 1948|Notre Dame|59–58|Win (OT)|Notre Dame, IN|-|
|December 11, 1948|DePaul|50–60|Loss|Chicago, IL|17,189|
|December 13, 1948|Oklahoma|73–68|Win|Champaign, IL|6,902|
|December 18, 1948|Pennsylvania|80–61|Win|Champaign, IL|3,943|
|December 20, 1948|DePaul|89–51|Win|Champaign, IL|6,013|
|December 21, 1948|Cornell|71–47|Win|Champaign, IL|3,042|
|December 29, 1948|Colgate|77–54|Win|Champaign, IL|4,541|
|December 30, 1948|Colgate|85–55|Win|Champaign, IL|3,880|
|January 3, 1949|Wisconsin|62–50|Win|Champaign, IL|-|
|January 8, 1949|Indiana|44–42|Win (2ot)|Bloomington, IN|10,000|
|January 10, 1949|Ohio State|64–63|Win|Columbus, OH|6,958|
|January 15, 1949|Creighton|96–30|Win|Champaign, IL|6,958|
|January 29, 1949|Minnesota (ranked #4)|45–44|Win|Champaign, IL|6,905|
|January 31, 1949|Purdue|53–55|Loss|West Lafayette, IN|10,000|
|February 5, 1949|Wisconsin|61–54|Win|Madison, WI|13,5000|
|February 7, 1949|Northwestern|85–66|Win|Champaign, IL|-|
|February 12, 1949|Ohio State|64–49|Win|Champaign, IL|6,905|
|February 21, 1949|Iowa|80–49|Win|Champaign, IL|-|
|February 26, 1949|Northwestern|81–64|Win|Chicago, IL|17,905|
|February 28, 1949|Indiana|91–28|Win|Champaign, IL|-|
|March 7, 1949|Michigan|53–70|Loss|Ann Arbor, MI|-|

Question: how many total wins did the team have in 1948
Answer: 8